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Preparation For Use (Using Electric Eyes)
CUTTING (1)
1) Attach each electric eye to a tripod. Place the eyes
on opposite sides of the arena to form a start line
between them.
Extend tripod legs fully
to ensure
the electric eyes are high enough to be broken by
the horse's body (not its legs).
2) Turn the electric eyes ON. The power indicator
lamp on each unit should glow steadily. If the in-
dicator is blinking, the battery is low and should
be replaced.
3) Align the electric eyes. The electric eye on the
opposite side of the arena should be directly in-
line when sighting down either line on top of the
electric eye (left to right alignment), and when
sighting down the crack on the side of the eye (up
and down alignment).
4) After the timer console is turned on (see below),
walk through the electric eye beam to force the
eyes to send a message to the timer console. This
makes the timer console update its electric eye
alignment indicator (see below).
Preparation For Use (General)
1) With the timer console off, connect the timer con-
sole to whichever horn you are using (see the
Horn Operation
page).
2) Turn on the timer console in the announcer's
booth. The power switch is located at the upper
right corner of the timer.
3) The current event type (Barrel Racing, Cutting,
etc.) is shown on the Status display on the timer
console.
If
CUTTING
is not displayed, select the
Cutting event as follows:
a) Press SETUP to access Setup functions.
b) Press ENTER to select a new event.
c) Press NEXT CHOICE until
Cutting
is dis-
played.
d) Press ENTER to select the Cutting event.
Setting the Ride Time
The default time limit is 2:30. This can be changed as
shown below. Once changed, the time limit is auto-
matically saved in the timer until changed again by
this same procedure.
a) Press SETUP to access Setup functions.
b Press NEXT CHOICE once so
Set
Final
Horn
is displayed.
c) Press ENTER to display the current horn setting.
d) To keep the same time, press the ENTER button,
or, key in a new time followed by the ENTER but-
ton. To correct a mistake while entering a time,
press and hold down
the CLEAR TIME key until
the time is cleared to zero.
Checking Eye Alignment
The
bottom right corner
of the Status display shows
the alignment status of the electric eyes. When the
eyes are aligned, the eye number is displayed (“#1”).
If not aligned, or if the beam is broken, “x” is shown.
Alignment
Display Shows
Eyes aligned
Eye
#
1
Not aligned (or
beam broken)
Eye
#
X
Important!
When setting up the electric eyes, always take time to align the eyes as outlined above –
even if the
timer indicates the eyes are aligned.
This ensures a strong alignment instead of a possibly marginal alignment.
(
Note: Until the electric eye beam is broken for the first time, no alignment information is displayed.
)
Summary of Contents for Polaris
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